Stock Photo: St Benedict on the Gate Brevnov Abbey - Prague

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Digital image of St Benedict on the Gate Brevnov Abbey Prague. Benedictine Abbey of Brevnov founded ca 993. The Abbey is very popular local gathering place and provides spacious gardens for relaxation. The Abbey was taken over by Nazis and succeeded by communists . A short distance from Bila Hora, it was pillaged and burned during the Battle of White Mountain, but today offers hospitality for visitors and tourists. The church was reconstructed in Baroque with Krystof Dietzenhofer and son, Kilian. The father did the architectural design and interior structure and son did exterior, sculptural works and finishing. Their works are uncatalogued